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Hongkong Telegraph.
No. 16525
五拜襪 號二月二英沿香
MOB THREATENS
STATESMEN
800 ARRESTED IN
PARIS RIOT :
DEMONSTRATE AGAINST AUSTRIAN VISITORS
Paris, Feb. 21.
There have been over eight hundred preventive arrests here in view of the threatened demonstrations against the Austrian Chancellor, Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, who is visiting Paris with his Foreign Minister.
All of the agitators were taken into custody out- side the Gare de l'Est where the train by which Dr. Schuschnigg travelled from Vienna arrived at 9.11 p.m. But Dr. Schuschnigg was not on board.
Together with the Austrian Foreign Minister, Dr. Schuschnigg left the train outside Paris, and was met by Premier Flandin and M. Laval, the French Foreign Minister. Together the four statesmen drove in a big limousine to the hotel at which the visitors will put up, accompanied by escorts.
The precautions were taken In view of the threatening at- titude of the crowds outside the terminal station.
Most of the people taken into custody. were youths who respond- ed to the Socialist-Communist summons to demonstrate against Dr. Schuschnigg.
The Austrian. Chancellor's visit"| ls rogarded as an act of courtesy, primarily, following his recent Visit to Rome, where he had con- versations with Signor Mussolini In connection with the future pro- teclion of Austria's integrity.
Tho Franco-Austrian conversa- tlona, too, ilt into the frame-worki of the vast European negotiations, started at Rome, with the con- clusion-of-the-Franco-Italian-pact
PIRATE WAR RUMOUR
NAVY DENIES REPORTS
CO-OPERATION CONTINUES
Naval authorities in Hongkong
DIRIGIBLE
LESSON
LEARNED
EXPERIMENTS TOO COSTLY
SWANSON POLICY
Washington, Feb, 21...
As a sequel to the Macon disaster, Mr. Claude Swanson,. Secretary of the Navy, has an-- nounced that he would oppose. the further construction of Navy dirigibles.
He added that airships might be useful for commercial purposes, but in the experience of the Navy Dopartment, they were unsuitable entirely for military purposes..
The United States has lost every one of the big airships she has
bought or built for exparliment with the Navy. The Roma, the Shenandoah, the Akron, all lost
with dreadful death lists, and finally the Macon, plunging. Into the sea, with a loss of only two lives, fortunately, have shaken officials' faith in dirigibles.
"These experiments," said Mr. Swanson recently, "are much too costly, both in the matter of men and of money."--Reuter,
Epidemic Of Espionage
TWO MEN FACING DEATH
Berlin, Feb, 21.
They were charged with having divulged to foreign power secrets in connection with naval construction,
Issued n_denial this morning, of It is reported that two further and given the greatest stimulus reports emanating from Shanghal suspected spies have been coll
Sino-victed and condemned. and encouragement by the Franco-to the effect that a new British conversations in London British scheme for the suppres
along the China recently. The Danubian Part slon of piracy plan is a part of the Franco-coast has been approved. British ponce scheme, and dove- talls with the Rome agreement.
Immediately before the arrival of Dr. Schuschnigy, M. Laval con- forred successively, though briefly, with the British, Russian, German, Italian, and Polish ambassadors. Reuter.
STRANGE AERIAL
TRAGEDY
SISTERS' LEAP TO DEATH
London, Feb. 21. Two sisters, Jane and Eliza both Dubris, aged 20 and 23, daughters of the United States Consul-General in Naples, were to-day killed by falling from a specially-chartered aeroplane when flying over Essex to Paris.
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They will be executed, by the axe, unless Herr Hitler reprieves
In a statement on the subject, naval officials state that they are unaware of any now scheme, and they refute entirely the sugges-them." tion that British troops will be on Chinese soil for the landed purpose of rounding up pirates.
They are the third couple to have been condemned for esplonage within a few days, all
charges. Reuter.
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London, Feb. 21.
The great Bradford wool firm of Francis Willey and Company, [Ltd., of which Lord Barnby is H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, who the chairman, announced at a is Kaanly interested in the housing meeting of creditors to-day in problam, bald a visit to workers' flats
abora examining plans for the Impassed a resolution for voluntary In Vianna on Wednesday. He is seen London that the company had
provement of housing conditions. In London.
liquidation and that the liquida tors had been appointed.
Delaying
Hauptmann
Execution
COUNSEL
PROMISES YEAR * OF LIFE
APPEAL STRUGGLE
Trenton, Feb. 21.
The spokesman for the company stated further that "the company Is only a unit of a group sometimes known as the Willey group, and it ] was not anticipated that certain substantial business of the group would be adversely affected by the liquidation.
It is understood that by arrange- ment with the creditors of the company, all obligations will be satisfactorily met."
The stops being taken by the company are believed the only way of protecting the faterents of Mr. Fyd Fisher, Brune will be possible to reconstruct the all concerned. It is hoped that it Hauptmann's counsel, is hopeful business.Reuter Special. that ho will be able to save the condemned. man from the
electric chair for at least a year Africa's Big
Mr. Fialer and Mr. Pope, hla colleague, announced to-day that they had formally filed a writ of error at the state prison, thereby ensuring an indefinite postpone- mont of Hauptmann's execution.
Argument on the writ may be heard elther in the May or October torm of the Court of Errors and Appeals,
Mr. Pope and Mr. Fisher win
The authorities point out that in different places and on different to secure delay of proceedings
a scheme of co-operation between British naval .and Chineso authorities has been in operation for months past, and is continual- ly subject to improvement and alteration as circumstances make it necessary.
B.B.C. ANNUAL REPORT
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JAPAN'S GOOD INTENTIONS
HIROTA'S FAITH IN CHIANG KAI-SHEK
Tokyo, Feb. 21.
At question time in the Diet to- day the Foreign Minister, Mr. Koki Hirota, said that he was trying his best to readjust Sino- Japanese relations with the hope that the two nations could work together in maintaining order and prace in the Orient.
until October's court session. Thus, should they fall, the
sentence could not be carried out until early in 1936, and meanwhile they
would have more time in which to fight-Router.
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CHASING REDS IN W. CHINA
CHIANG KAI-SHEK ON THE MOVE
Hankow, Fob. 21.
Surplus
· REVENUE BEYOND
ESTIMATES
Capetown, Feb. 21
DEFEATED
ROOSEVELT'S GRIP SLACKENING?
GOVERNMENT FORCED TO PAY PREVAILING WAGE
Washington, Feb. 21. President Roosevelt's Administration suffered its first major defeat in the contest over the Relief Bill to- day, when the Senate divided 44-to-13 against the Government.
The Senate supported the demand of organised La- bour and approved the McCarran Amendment to the Relief Bill, which requires that on emergency public works "prevailing wages" shall be paid.
This rules out the limit of $50 a month in wages provided for in the original Bill
JAPAN NOT TO ASSIST ABYSSINIA
WOULD AVOID
HOSTILITIES
AMBASSADOR
CONFIDENT... ·
Immediately before the vote was takon on the amendment, a lettor from President Roosavait was read to the Senate. He wrote that exdating wages would be protected In the administrating of the Bill. During the debate, Senator Glass, powerful factional leader, said he saw no good reason to be-
love that the President would veto - the 34,880,000,000 Relief Bill if it §. reached bim containing the pre- valling wage amendment.
The Administration's supporters contended that if the prevailing wage amendment were included in the measuro emergency work pro- gramme would become too costly. and the whole relief scheme would collapse.
Rome, Feb. 21.
The opposing speakers, however, Japan will not give any as-argued for the payment of "n sistance to Abyssinia in the man's wages for a man's work." event of that nation becoming Just because the 'atate is the involved in a war with Italy, it contractor, said Senator Glass on this subject, it is. reason why was stated-to-day by the Japan-it should be allowed to pay wages ese Ambassador, specially inter- over which a private operator would find himself in trouble: viewed by Reuter.
The Government, too, should abide Just before he left for Oslo, by the rulings laid down in the where he will attend a meeting of Codes,
the Olympic Games Committee, Governments, Bald Senator he sald he was confident thero Ginas, are too fond of breaking contracta. Governmenta
A surplus of £2,250,000 is an was no question of Japan's inter- their nounced on behalf of the Govern-vention in the Abyssinia-Italian "get away with things" which in |a private individual would be call- ment of South Africa by the border dispute. Minister of Finance.
[ed felonious, he charged-Router!
The Minister made, known this
thraarlike preparations of the
At one time there was a sugges- lon that Abyssinia's indifference
position when he read a budget statement to the House to-day.
Italians was to be explained by The revenue for the year ex-the fact that Japan had promised: eded the original estimates by to assist the Ethiopians in the nearly £3,500,000.—Router.
event of hostilities with a Eur opean power,
PEPPER TRADE AGREEMENT
RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS
BIG INCREASE IN REVENUE
London, Feb. 21. London, Feb. 21.
After to-day's mieting of Im- The sisters, who reached Eng- The eighth annual report of the
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, ac portant pepper trade interests, it land a few days ago, had booked British Broadcasting Corporation,
companied by Madame Chiang was announced that negotiations all seats in the plane and when which, in accordance with the
and party, arrived here from Nan- with Dutch shippors had progress- starting it is said that they asked terms of its charter, is presented
Fortunately, he added, the chang on board the Gunboat ed satisfactorily and a final agree that the door of the pilot's cabin to Parliament by the Postmaster
had gradually Yungeni this afternoon. He was ment was likely to be reached to. be closed.
General, shows revenue for last foreign Powers year of £2,068,983 of which £1,720,- come to appreciate the true inten-received at the liart by Marshal morrow. When crossing the Channel, the 286 comes from wireless licences tion of the Japantes Government Chang Hauch-Hang and Mr. Ho
n the Far East. pilot noticed that the passengers and £347,700 from publications.
Cheng-chun. Mr. Illrota went on to say that were missing.
The total was a quarter of a he trusted in Marshal Chiang Kai- The Marshal fa busily applying Meanwhile the bodies had been million more than the previous shek; but if his trust was mis found in a field, clasped in each year..
placed he feared the whole peace othera' ALTIES, It Is understood The B.B.C..-spent £915,000 on structure in the Far East would that the police have possession of programmes and have car-marked collapse.--Central News, two sealed letters which the girls £220,000 for two new high-power left in the plane.-British Wire- transmitters, an improved Empire. lesa,
transmitter and extensions to Broadcasting House and other promises. Most of the other out INDUSTRIES FAIR goings are devoted to staff.
engineering, plant and taxes. British Wireless.
QUEEN PAYS ANOTHER VISIT
London, Feb. 21.
H M. the Queen again paid a long visit to the British Industries "Fair to-day......
ANGLO-POLISH TRADE
London, Feb. 21.
In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. Runciman stated that the She spent over 81⁄2 hours visit trade agreement with Poland was ins the variate stalls and examine initialled last night and would be ing the exhibits, making several signed and published at an more purchase British Wireless, early date-British Wireless,
JUBILEE HOLIDAY
The Popper Trade Committee then hopes to be able to announce prices for the rreumption of trad ing in white pepper.-Reuter.
himself to making preparations for the setting up of a military headquarters at Wuchang direct the anti-Red campaign in RUSSIAN TIMBER QUESTION Western China Central News."
to
CEYLON MALARIA OUTBREAK ·
GOVERNOR'S LATEST
REPORT
London, Feb. 21.
The Colonial Office has received further telegram from the
Italy, meanwhile, is pouring shock troops into Africa, together with campaign equipment, in pre- paration to meet any emergency a which may develop ofther in Governor of Ceylon regarding the recent malaria outbreak there, Eritrea or Italiau Somaliland-which states that the prolonged.
Router.
SINGAPORE'S GIFT
$500,000 GIFT TO EMPIRE
TO BE USED FOR DEFENCE
London, Feb. 21.
drought last year badly affected the rice crop, which is ordinarily reaped in February and March, re- sulting in a food shortage in many districta,
This was foreseen and maasures were taken at the end of last year, no, that rollof works on a large. scale are now in progress in all |the badly-affected areas, payments being promptly made anabling in- habitants to obtain food supplies. Where sickness is still prevalent, free distribution of food continues.
Brith Wireless.
SOVIET PEACE NOTE
The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements has voted London, Feb. 21
unanimously a gift of $500,000 (BRITISH MINISTER TO: The South China branch of the Manufacturers Life Insurance Com The President of the Board of British Government towards the
VISIT MOSCOW? pany are in receipt of a telegram from Trade, Mr. Runciman, stated in cost of Imperial defenco. London, Feb. 21. Sheir Head Office intimating that they the Commons that he had received
London, Feb. 21. have received the very much covated
This follows upon the gift of a
The Soviet Note received: in. H.M. the 'Hing to-day formally Fresident's Trophy, which is awarded a memorandum regarding the
London and Parls with regard to; approved of a proclamation ap to the Branch which shows the best Russian timber situation, embody- similar sum a year ago. pointing May 6, the Silver Jubilee all round Improvement during the ing the views of the Canadian
Both gifta aro voluntáry con- the Anglo-French communique of from the Canadian date. t་ a public holiday year amongst all the Company's Government,
tributions towards the general cost February B will be taken into con British Wireless.
The Branches auctor Caltrophy High Commissioner in London. of defence of the Empire and are sideration during an ramination
throughout the world. for the year 1982, South Africa, in and the whole question was under over and above the compulsory | of the whole situation y 1988, and 13 is now returning to South consideration. British
contribution of £400,000 a year for Xt is understood that Shareholders of the Hongkong and | China, having bean won in 1984. This
which the Colony la liable in Governmentzat, Shanghai Banking, Corporation are in very gratifying in view of the fact
respect of the cost of the regul minded that the Bank's annual meet that the Company has shown an ins Mr. W. H. Edmonds, M.B.E., of the Army Garrison at Singer Bat takes place in the board room of crease in basipour and again in Public Work Department is going the cost of upkeep of 2004 Massra, Jardino," Matheson and Co., | Insurance in: forts: throughout the Home on retirement in July, and not volunteer forces In th Ltd., at 11.30 WIL to-morrow | world all woh as in' Bouth, China-dur- ! to-morrow, as erroneously reported.
British Wireless (Bkfurday).
Flug the past year.
js: this morning.
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